indie craft
Pinning Down Indie
Have you discovered Pinterest yet? Its a sort of virtual pin board — a place to collect photos you love and even “follow” other collections you might find interesting (should I say pinteresting? No, better not). People use Pinterest to collect and share all sorts of things — wedding inspiration, favorite T-shirts, DJ equipment. You [...]
About the Author
Janice Bear designs unique garters (for offbeat brides, burlesque, Tuesdays…) because she believes everything you wear should be a reflection of you – right down to your underpinnings. To learn more about what she does and why she does it, please visit her blog.
declare your indie-pendence
We hold this truth to be self-evident, that all urges to make are created equal. While I might blog in the “indie craft” niche, I have built some pretty strong relationships with the craft establishment. Both Megan and I do workshops with the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, attend fine craft shows, and coach more traditional [...]
About the Author
Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
(re)defining the craft movement
One of the goals of this site is to provide a platform for the spread & discussion of the handmade movement. One such discussion I’ve tried to spark here, rather unsuccessfully, is what we actually think of when we think of “the handmade movement.” To me, this isn’t a semantic argument but rather one of [...]
About the Author
Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
revolution – and – my experience with the nasty cycle
Yesterday I wrote about the myth of conscious consumerism in response to video featuring the philosopher Slavoj Zizek. In the video, Zizek rails against the cycle that conscious consuming creates: we earn, we buy, we think we’re doing good, nothing ever changes. While there might be good being done – farmers earn a few pennies [...]
About the Author
Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
the myth of conscious consumerism
Is buying fair trade coffee and TOMS shoes hurting the reset of the economy more than it’s helping it? Are dollars spent on goods in support of charity actually voting to maintain the status quo rather than change it? the hypocrisy of conscious consumerism In this 10 minute animation, you can hear an excerpt of [...]
About the Author
Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
